37 Abandoned Resorts From a Bygone Era You Can Still Visit

30. Canfranc International Railway Station (Spain): Grandeur in the Pyrenees

Deep in the Spanish Pyrenees lies the enormous, ornate Canfranc International Railway Station. Opened in 1928, this Beaux-Arts masterpiece was intended as a crucial border crossing between Spain and France. Its grandeur reflected high hopes, but political turmoil, economic woes, and WWII limited its success, and a derailment in 1970 closed the French side permanently. While parts are being redeveloped into a luxury hotel, the vast, largely abandoned station building remains a breathtaking monument to lost connectivity and architectural ambition hidden in the mountains.